| Wide open... 07:43 - Feb 6 with 1052 views | stmichael |
I am gutted because we genuinely look like a side chasing the UEFA League places and capable of reaching cup finals.
Brilliant with the ball and a goal scorer too.
BUT......
We are back to needing 3 goals to have a chance of a result.
Let’s be honest we didn’t replace Fonte let alone VVD..
Criminal neglect and its been obvious for 2 years now... |  |
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| Wide open... on 07:49 - Feb 6 with 1040 views | dirk_doone |
The back five of McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Bednarek and Bertrand, was beginning to look very good and even the top teams were finding it very hard to score against. Unfortunately, it only took an injury to one of them to badly mess things up
I have no doubt that if McCarthy and Cedric had been in the team for the first FA Cup match v Spurs, we'd have won it 1-0, like we did the league game. |  |
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| Wide open... on 08:11 - Feb 6 with 1014 views | saint22 |
| Wide open... on 07:49 - Feb 6 by dirk_doone |
The back five of McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Bednarek and Bertrand, was beginning to look very good and even the top teams were finding it very hard to score against. Unfortunately, it only took an injury to one of them to badly mess things up
I have no doubt that if McCarthy and Cedric had been in the team for the first FA Cup match v Spurs, we'd have won it 1-0, like we did the league game. |
But we let Cedric leave because we have so much strength in depth it’s astonishing | | | |
| Wide open... on 09:43 - Feb 6 with 949 views | DorsetIan |
That back 5 of McCarthy-Cedric-Bednarek-Stephens-Bertrand played for the full 90 mins against Wolves and still conceded 3 second half goals.
I don't think it's about the line up. Wolves, Liverpool and Spurs all have exceptionally powerful attacking line ups which, when they click, very few defences in the world will be able to resist. We press hard, it is not surprising that we tire towards the end of a game and gaps open up.
If Walker-Peters can drop into the right back slot and JWP is not out for too long then that core team that has been getting the results against other very good teams can continue pretty much as it was (especially now Armstrong is back).
We will miss Bednarek in the Burnley game, but otherwise I am not worried. This team will continue to play well, and if Redmond, Boufal and Adams start to achieve what they should in terms of goal scoring, we could still do very well. | |
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| Wide open... on 09:53 - Feb 6 with 933 views | this_charming_man |
| Wide open... on 07:49 - Feb 6 by dirk_doone |
The back five of McCarthy, Cedric, Stephens, Bednarek and Bertrand, was beginning to look very good and even the top teams were finding it very hard to score against. Unfortunately, it only took an injury to one of them to badly mess things up
I have no doubt that if McCarthy and Cedric had been in the team for the first FA Cup match v Spurs, we'd have won it 1-0, like we did the league game. |
Cedric is the new Cafu, yes? | |
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| Wide open... on 09:53 - Feb 6 with 931 views | saint22 |
| Wide open... on 09:43 - Feb 6 by DorsetIan |
That back 5 of McCarthy-Cedric-Bednarek-Stephens-Bertrand played for the full 90 mins against Wolves and still conceded 3 second half goals.
I don't think it's about the line up. Wolves, Liverpool and Spurs all have exceptionally powerful attacking line ups which, when they click, very few defences in the world will be able to resist. We press hard, it is not surprising that we tire towards the end of a game and gaps open up.
If Walker-Peters can drop into the right back slot and JWP is not out for too long then that core team that has been getting the results against other very good teams can continue pretty much as it was (especially now Armstrong is back).
We will miss Bednarek in the Burnley game, but otherwise I am not worried. This team will continue to play well, and if Redmond, Boufal and Adams start to achieve what they should in terms of goal scoring, we could still do very well. |
As much as he is a liability on the deck Vestergaard against Burnley and their lump it forward style may work ok
If Ings Long And Redmond play like last night we should avenge that poor opening day defeat | | | |
| Wide open... on 10:41 - Feb 6 with 887 views | TimSaint |
| Wide open... on 09:53 - Feb 6 by saint22 |
As much as he is a liability on the deck Vestergaard against Burnley and their lump it forward style may work ok
If Ings Long And Redmond play like last night we should avenge that poor opening day defeat |
Rewind to the Burnley away game last August, check the defender at fault for 2 of their 3 goals and then perhaps retract your statement ? |  |
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| Wide open... on 11:41 - Feb 6 with 846 views | DorsetIan |
| Wide open... on 10:41 - Feb 6 by TimSaint |
Rewind to the Burnley away game last August, check the defender at fault for 2 of their 3 goals and then perhaps retract your statement ? |
Vestergaard is a man of mystery.
It's a mystery why a man of 6ft 6 doesn't dominate the box with his head.
It's a mystery why Leicester apparently wanted to buy him. | |
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| Wide open... on 12:08 - Feb 6 with 832 views | 1885_SFC |
They were saying on the radio yesterday before the Spurs game that Angus Gunn has a save ratio of 55% - the lowest in the Premier League of any goalkeeper that's played 5 or more games this season. For a game that Ralph wanted to win - I'm surprised he picked him.
If it aint broke don't fix it etc etc. |  |
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| Wide open... on 12:30 - Feb 6 with 811 views | franniesTache |
Still raging about last night, i've seen a lot of our fans talking about how proud they were of the side, or how the better team lost, but personally i think that's utter b*llocks.
As good as we looked going forward, and as dubious as the penalty was, the simple fact is Son was stood in yards of space because we didn't defend properly.
In recent weeks we've looked better because we've defended from the front, but our defence is so easily exposed we're still shipping goals.
The club need to invest in a decent center back, and a proper full back in the summer or we're just going to have the same problems we have now, and ultimately lose Ralph in the process |  | | |
| Wide open... on 12:34 - Feb 6 with 805 views | Gennaro_Contaldo |
| Wide open... on 12:30 - Feb 6 by franniesTache |
Still raging about last night, i've seen a lot of our fans talking about how proud they were of the side, or how the better team lost, but personally i think that's utter b*llocks.
As good as we looked going forward, and as dubious as the penalty was, the simple fact is Son was stood in yards of space because we didn't defend properly.
In recent weeks we've looked better because we've defended from the front, but our defence is so easily exposed we're still shipping goals.
The club need to invest in a decent center back, and a proper full back in the summer or we're just going to have the same problems we have now, and ultimately lose Ralph in the process |
Yes absolutely, but the morning after, I feel that Spurs had to cheat to win.
Saints should've scored more (as always), they should have been positionally better in defence (as often the case), but if the club had those perfect players, they'd have been sold by now.
I'm coming round to the fact that Ralph is doing an incredible job, despite not seemingly being backed with transfers (incoming) and that his team did enough to come away with something had it not been for Spurs' cheating. |  |
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| Wide open... on 13:29 - Feb 6 with 758 views | this_charming_man |
| Wide open... on 12:30 - Feb 6 by franniesTache |
Still raging about last night, i've seen a lot of our fans talking about how proud they were of the side, or how the better team lost, but personally i think that's utter b*llocks.
As good as we looked going forward, and as dubious as the penalty was, the simple fact is Son was stood in yards of space because we didn't defend properly.
In recent weeks we've looked better because we've defended from the front, but our defence is so easily exposed we're still shipping goals.
The club need to invest in a decent center back, and a proper full back in the summer or we're just going to have the same problems we have now, and ultimately lose Ralph in the process |
I said several times during our good run that it changes nothing in terms of the quality of our squad, we've still got a lot of players, especially in defence not good enough and we are the reason why we have been struggling in the first place. The likes of Stephens has been playing to his absolute maxiumum of late, but it doesn't mean he's now a great defender, he's an average one playing well. | |
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| Wide open... on 14:44 - Feb 6 with 713 views | DorsetIan |
| Wide open... on 13:29 - Feb 6 by this_charming_man |
I said several times during our good run that it changes nothing in terms of the quality of our squad, we've still got a lot of players, especially in defence not good enough and we are the reason why we have been struggling in the first place. The likes of Stephens has been playing to his absolute maxiumum of late, but it doesn't mean he's now a great defender, he's an average one playing well. |
I had a good look at the highlights. 2nd (Moura) goal, Vestergaard all over the place but Moura had already left Hodjberj standing.
Third goal. Completely unforced error by Redmond to give the ball during an attack and then again Spurs left our midfield standing before a good cross from Ali.
Neither goal any fault of Stephens and like to think that neither goal would have been scored had Bednarek been playing on the left side of central defence.
So, tired legs in midfield and defenders out of position because of JWPs injury.
I think we are now in a position where our starting 11 is a good team but where the quality dips very quickly when that changes. | |
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| Wide open... on 18:11 - Feb 6 with 593 views | saint22 |
| Wide open... on 10:41 - Feb 6 by TimSaint |
Rewind to the Burnley away game last August, check the defender at fault for 2 of their 3 goals and then perhaps retract your statement ? |
True but I was hoping he might have learned since then
He did win a few headers last night when he came on
As long as he doesn’t try to play football maybe he will get us to the seasons end | | | |
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